Why One State in India Is Showing Promising Signs of Democracy as the World Goes More Authoritarian

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Just before the state elections in Kerala, in southern India, a television channel ran a program called β€œThe Great Political Kitchen.” The anchor went to kitchens across the state to talk to homemakers about their views on politics. In one kitchen, the anchor asked a woman about a dispute surrounding a temple in southern Kerala More

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